An APD spokesperson says officers were not filing reports when they got back to the police station

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Updated: 8:22 AM MDT Jul 7, 2017

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WEBVTT CT BREAKING IN, NIGHTAFTER NIGHT.DOUG: TARGET 7'S SANDRA RAMIREZIS LIVE AT GREEN JEANS NEARCARLISLE AND I-40 WHERE SHETALKED TO THOSE BUSINESS OWNERSAND POLICE, ABOUT WHAT WENTWRONG.[SIRENS [SANDRA: THIS BREAKING HAPPENEDAT THE CHILL AND ICE CREAM SHOPINSIDE A GREEN GENES.THAT WASN'T THE ONLY SHOPTARGETED.WE TOLD YOU ABOUT A BREAK-INHERE, AND ANOTHER ONE HERE.EVEN ANOTHER BREAK IN AT ROCKINGTACO.ALL OF THE BUSINESS OWNERSRECOGNIZE THE SUSPECT AS THESAME GUY, BUT POLICE DIDN'T.SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS CAPTUREDWHAT LOOKED LIKE THE SAME GUY ATEVERY BREAK-IN.>> THIS NEEDS TO STOP NOW.>> WE FOUND OUT WHY POLICECOULDN'T SEEM TO CATCH UP WITHTHIS GUY GUY BEFORE HE WAS AT ITAGAIN.AN APD SPOKESPERSON CONFIRMSTHEY DROPPED THE BALL ON THISONE.I'M TOLD MOST OF THE OFFICERSWHO TOOK THE REPORTS OUT HEREDIDN'T FILE THEM WHEN THEY GOTBACK TO THE POLICE STATION.THAT MEANS DETECTIVES NEVER GOTANY OF THE SURVEILLANCE VIDEOS,AND HAD NO IDEA GREEN JEANS WASHIT SO MANY TIMES.DO YOU THINK SOME OF THESE COULDHAVE BEEN PREVENTED?>> DEFINITELY. SANDRA: APD SAYS THEY HAVE ALL

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An APD spokesperson says officers were not filing reports when they got back to the police station